Cheesy Grilled Bread Recipes

GRILLED CHEESY GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Combine butter and garlic in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Spread butter mixture over 1 side of each bread and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Reduce grill heat to low and place bread, butter-side down, onto grill. Cook until grill marks appear, about 2 minutes, moving bread around every 15 to 20 seconds and watching for flare-ups.
• Turn bread over and sprinkle evenly with mozzarella cheese. Close grill and cook until cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a baking sheet, cut each bread into quarters, and serve warm.

CHEESY GRILLED BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Combine butter, tomatoes, pesto, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a food processor. Pulse until thoroughly combined and tomatoes are chopped. Scrape into a bowl and stir in 1 cup shredded provolone cheese.
• Grill bread on the preheated grill until toasted, about 1 1/2 minutes. Spread butter mixture equally onto cut sides of both halves of bread and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Grill bread, cut-side up, over indirect heat with grill covered, until toping melts, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool slightly; cut into slices using a serrated knife. Serve warm.

GRILLED CHEESY BREAD

Steps:

• Slice bread lengthwise into 2 pieces. Heat grill.
• In blender or food processor, pule butter, tomatoes, pesto, garlic, salt, & pepper until smooth. Scrape into a bowl, stir in 1 cup Provolone.
• Grill bread, cut sides down, about 1 minute, until toasted. Spread butter mixture over cut sides of bread; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Grill, cut sides up, over indirect heat on covered grill, 8-10 minutes, until topping is melted. Remove from grill and slice.

GARLIC BREAD GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mash the garlic powder, parsley, sugar, seafood seasoning, garlic and salt into the softened butter and blend very well.
• Spread the garlic butter on one side of each slice of bread. Arrange the bread, buttered-side down, on a work surface. Layer four of the slices with a slice each of the American cheese, mozzarella and Gouda; be sure that the mozzarella is in the middle. Top with the remaining 4 bread slices, buttered-side up.
• Heat a grill pan over medium heat until hot; brush with the oil.
• Add the sandwiches to the pan. Cook until grill marked, 30 seconds per side, then transfer to a baking sheet. Bake until the cheese is melted through, 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

GRILLED CHEESY GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill to low-medium heat.
• In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, basil and salt. Brush both sides of the bread with the olive oil and garlic mixture.
• Place the bread on the grill and grill both sides, until golden and crisp; about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the top with cheese and place in the broiler until bubbly and golden, if inside. If outside, cover the grill and cook until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve immediately.

GRILLED MUSSELS AND CHEESY GRILLED COUNTRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium high. Cut country loaf into slices. Place on grill to toast one side.
• Meanwhile, cover bottom of a large straight sided and heat proof skillet with foil to protect from soot. Place pan on the grill and add all ingredients, except butter, parsley, bacon and black pepper, stirring to mix. Remove bread slices to a cookie sheet, toasted side up and grate some gruyere cheese over the slices. Return bread slices to the grill to toast the other side and melt the cheese.
• While bread slices are toasting, tint skillet loosely with foil and cover the grill, until bread slices are toasted (about 1 minute depending on grill heat. Be sure to check so bread doesn't burn).
• Open grill and remove bread slices to cookie sheet and set aside. Close grill and allow muscles to continue cooking about another 3 minutes. Remove the foil and if some have not opened, give the pot a stir and cook another 1-2 minutes.
• Remove skillet from grill and remove and discard any muscles that have not opened. Scoop remaining mussels into a large serving bowl. Return skillet with liquid to the grill, and let simmer 1-2 minutes to combine flavors. Remove from heat, swirl in butter, and pour liquid over muscles in bowl.
• Sprinkle with black pepper, crumbled bacon (if using) and parsley. Serve with toasted country bread.

GARLIC BREAD GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
• Combine butter, parsley, Pecorino Romano cheese, and garlic in a small bowl. Stir to combine.
• Lightly coat 1 side of each bread slice with the butter mixture. Flip bread and top 2 slices evenly with provolone cheese and mozzarella cheese. Cover with remaining bread slices, buttered-sides up.
• Place sandwiches into the hot skillet. Cook until golden brown on one side, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook until golden brown on the second side and cheese has melted, 3 to 4 minutes more. Cut each sandwich in half and serve.

CHEESY BAKED OR GRILLED FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• Filling -- In a small bowl, mix the butter, cheeses, scallions, garlic, parsley, and salt. Mix well.
• Bread -- Cut slices approximately 1" apart across the bread. Don't cut all the way through and spread the butter filling in each one of the slices (on both sides of the bread). Wrap in heavy duty foil.
• Bake or Grill -- Wrapped in the foil, bake in the oven at 400 degrees or on the grill (not on direct heat) for 5 minutes top side down first. then flip and continue to cook another 5 minutes. Now, open up foil from the top and cook another 5 minutes to finish melting the cheese and lightly toast the top of the bread. Note, cooking in the oven can take a few more minutes and grilling times can really differ depending on your grill.

GRILLED CHEESY OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• Prepare a medium-high grill or preheat the broiler.
• Combine the pepper Jack cheese, olives, butter, cream cheese, and garlic powder in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Slather the cheese mixture over the cut halves of bread and sandwich the halves together.
• Wrap the loaf in aluminum foil and place on the grill or, if broiling, under the broiler. Grill or broil, 4 inches from the heat, turning once, for 10 to 15 minutes total, or until the edges of the bread are crisp and golden and the cheese mixture is melted. Slice the bread and serve hot.